AARON MIRIPOL, MPP,
SENIOR FELLOW FOR NATIONAL HOUSING POLICY, EMPLOYEE HOUSING

Aaron is the Executive Director of Thistle Community Housing, where he provides oversight for one of the fastest growing community development corporations (CDC) in Colorado, with a concentration on housing policy & development of permanently affordable rental and home ownership. Since joining Thistle, its affordable housing production has increased over seven times, growing from 24 homes to over 900 rental and ownership homes with a portfolio value of over $66 million. Thistle has also grown from serving 250 people a year to over 2,000 people in need annually. Aaron's current work includes raising resources for two multi-million dollar developments that will increase Thistle's permanently affordable housing to over 1,100 homes. Aaron received his BA from Macalester College and his MPP from Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies.
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ARLEN MEYERS, MD, MBA,
SENIOR FELLOW FOR NATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES POLICY

Arlen is a Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, (Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery), Dentistry, Engineering and Business at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences. His lifetime of work includes pioneering long distance health services assistance through telemedicine, serving as Research Professor Colorado School of Mines, Co-Chair Colorado Council on Telehealth, Governor’s Commission on Science and Technology, Society of University Otolaryngologists, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow among others. In 2006 Arlen received a BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA Award and was named to America’s Top Physicians/ Consumer’s Research Council of America. Three times he has been awarded the Department of Otolarynglogy Teacher of the Year Award. Following graduation from Dickinson College, Arlen received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College, did his residency at the University of Pennsylvania and received his MBA degree from the University of Colorado.
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ART NUTTER, BSME, MBA,
SENIOR FELLOW FOR INTERNATIONAL LICENSING POLICY

Art founded TAEUS International Corporation in 1992 as world’s first engineering company dedicated exclusively to helping patent owners make money from their patent portfolios. He built TAEUS by helping clients throughout the entire licensing process, from mining a client's patent portfolio for the best patents, proving a competitor's use of patents through forensic engineering analysis, providing expert witness services in intellectual property litigation, through to patent royalty audits. TAEUS has offices or representatives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, New York, Silicon Valley, Austin Texas, London, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Shanghai, Zurich, Cluj-Napoca Romania, & St. Petersburg Russia. Art has lectured extensively & been published on intellectual property management processes and techniques to corporations worldwide, & to professional organizations including Licensing Executives Societies, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, World Research Group. Art received his BSME degree from the University of Akron (Ohio), and his MBA from the University of Phoenix.
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BOB POWELL, PhD, MBA,
SENIOR FELLOW FOR SYSTEMS THINKING

Bob uses systems thinking to understand the structures responsible for observed organizational and social behaviors to assist in designing policies to improve system function. Bob's organizational focus is in the areas of facilitation, process improvement, project management, strategy, and leadership. His focus on social issues includes urban growth, workforce, trade, and tax policies. He earned a BA in Physics from Kalamazoo College, MS and PhD degrees in Physics from Case Western Reserve University, and an MBA from Florida Institute of Technology. Bob is a frequent contributor to Magellan Center magazine and national newspapers including the Denver Post.
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